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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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